Meet the Robinson Health Administration faculty

	Andrew T. Sumner, Sc.D. Director & Associate Professor, Joe Taylor Chair in Health Administration Email: asumner@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7634 Education: Sc.D., John Hopkins University M.S.I.E., Georgia Institute of Technology B.I.E., Georgia Institute of Technology	Specializations: Medical care organization, Operations management and Health information systems More information...
	William S. Custer, Ph.D., Associate Professor Email: wcuster@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7636 Education: Ph.D., University of Illinois M.B.A., University of Illinois B.A., University of Minnesota	Specializations: Employee Benefits, Healthcare financing, and Health insurance More information...
	Patricia G. Ketsche, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Associate Director of Academic Programs Email: pketsche@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7635 Education: Ph.D., Georgia State University M.B.A./M.H.A., Georgia State University B.S., University of Pennsylvania	Specializations: Access to and choice in employment-based health insurance, Risk-adjustment and optimal insurance contracts for public and private payers, Effect of coverage on access to care and health status, Efficient risk allocation under managed care; Valuation and reimbursement for quality in health care, Effect of regulation and legal environment on cost and quality in managed care. More information...
	Abhay N. Mishra, Ph.D., MBA Assistant Professor Email: amishra@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7638 Education: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin MBA, Xavier Labor Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, India B. Tech, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal, India	Specializations: Adoption and diffusion of information technologies in the healthcare industry, The transformation of the healthcare industry, Electronic procurement and supply-chain management, Business value of information and technologies, Organizational innovation, and Information technology strategy More information...

Meet the Robinson Health Administration Joint Appointment faculty

(Faculty with main appointment in another department or college)

	Robert H. Curry, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Professor of Health Administration, and Associate V.P. Research Integrity Email: hadrhc@langate.gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-3509 Education: M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine M.P.H., Emory University School of Medicine B.A., Emory University	Specializations: Quality of care; including HEDIS outcomes measures, Evaluation of health programs, Organization and operations management Encounter data analysis More information...
	Wesley J. Johnston, Ph.D., Associate Professor Email: wesleyj@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7851 Education: Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh M.A., Ball State University B.A., University of Pittsburgh	Specializations: Customer Relation Management (CRM), Key Account and Salesforce Management, Business-to-business Marketing More information...
	Nancy R. Mansfield, J.D. Associate Professor, Risk Management and Insurance, and Health Administration Email: nmansfield@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-7473 Education: J.D., University of Georgia B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Specializations: Health Law, Employment Discrimination Law More information...
	Charity C. Scott, J.D., B.A., Professor College of Law and Health Administration Email: charity@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-9183 Education: J.D., Harvard University B.A., Stanford University	Specializations: Health Law and Ethics, Governmental regulations and health, Bioethics and the law More information...

Executive-in-Residence

Marie Cameron, M.S., B.A.,
Executive-in-Residence and
Visiting Instructor
Email: mariecameron@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7637

Education: M.S., Catholic University of America
B.A., College of St. Scholastica

Specializations: Business Development and Community Relations, Strategic and Facility Planning, Operations Management, Leadership and Management Training, Labor Negotiation, Physician Network Relations, Quality Improvements, and Diversity Management
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Research Associate

Lisette Branscomb, M.B.A., M.H.A.,
Senior Research Analyst
Email: lbranscomb@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-7633

Education: M.B.A., M.H.A., Georgia State University

Specializations: Pharmacist-physician relations, Controlling escalating pharmacy benefits costs, Pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes, Ambulatory care centers, and Medical practice management

Professor Emeritus

John F. Newman, Ph.D.